Middle East

Journalists in Firing Line

At least 15 reporters are said to have been killed this year, but the real number could higher.

22 Feb 05

One Iraqi tries not to think too much about the past or the future.

22 Feb 05

Rank and file members believe their political leaders should have followed the opinion of Ayatollah Sistani.

22 Feb 05

In the new economy, fast-sell merchants are crowding access to public space.

22 Feb 05

Teaching staff and students complain of harassment by groups trying to force narrow religious views on campus.

22 Feb 05

Some Shia clerics are now recommending believers to donate their blood instead of shedding it in a ritual to commemorate the Imam Hussein.

22 Feb 05

Anti-Coalition Sunni heartland sees biggest protests, but Shia protestors also call for retribution.

22 Feb 05

The war in Iraq, and America's response to 9/11, have undermined human rights activists throughout the Middle East.

22 Feb 05

After the destruction a historic opportunity beckons, but US plans to rebuild a post-Saddam Iraq are unclear.

22 Feb 05

Iraqi Shia reject the religious decree calling on Iraqis to defend the country, insisting that it has been issued under coercion from the regime.

22 Feb 05

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